But why do we need catharsis? It is because we live in the human landscape. We live in an economy built on addiction. Personal meaning is reduced to solving the next craving. Finding the next fix. Angst, angst, angst! We can’t not dance our pants are on fire! We mustContinue Reading
So I ask people, often skeptics, how they get their “spiritual solace,” (however they might define it), and here is what I know. The conclusion I’ve drawn is that good health, moderation in indulgences, exercise, eating right, developing the mind through reading and, most definitely, conversation, is a spiritual practiceContinue Reading
It’s obvious and I’ve probably said it a million times but the reason it’s so hard to put our faith in our inner qualia is because we’re addicted, by virtue of how we evolved, to the superficial qualia that always leads us to the matter we needed to survive. TheContinue Reading
The various functional systems of a tree – root system, veins, branches, leaves – do not know that they are part of a tree. They are aware only of the nearby elements of the same functional system; they notice qualia that has to do with moving nutrients or water around,Continue Reading